National Parks in Iran and the Evolution of People-Park Relationships

Seyed-Emami, Kavous; Ashayeri, Sheyda

doi:10.1080/00210862.2016.1241581

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“…Issues that have been addressed in regard to ethnic groups include political ethnocentrism (Matil, 2004), ethnic identity-seeking, ethnicity politicization with respect to internal colonialism, cultural division of labor (Hechter, 1975), and the role of communication in the development of ethnic awareness (Seyed-Emami, 2000). Theoreticians such as Hans Kuhn and, more regularly, Anthony Smith have analyzed the role of the elite in nationalist movements, considering the extension of the government's control domain and greater tendency toward centralization as a source of appropriate conditions for ideological mobility provided by "scientific intellectuals."…”

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Ethnic, National and Identity Demands in Iran on the Axis of Justice and Development: A Grounded Theory Method Study among Five Major Ethnic Groups

Ahmady

2023

EJSOCIAL

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The identity/ethnic diversity in Contemporary Iran has co-occurred with the development of globalization processes and brought about interethnic conflict, Orientation of identity and seeking justice to eradicate discrimination and inequality in achieving social development. This is the issue that the present research has sought to investigate among the Persian (fars), Azeri, Kurd, Arab, and Baloch in Iran. The article has adopted a hybrid qualitative approach (GT), in thirteen provinces of Iran to extract and classify data in the following areas: religious identity and national identity, interethnic cultural borders, ethnic and national movement dead-end, and a peace-oriented approach to resolving the crisis.

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Section: Ethnicity Versus Nationalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnic, National and Identity Demands in Iran on the Axis of Justice and Development: A Grounded Theory Method Study among Five Major Ethnic Groups

Ahmady

2023

EJSOCIAL

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A Ghoul at the Gates: Natural Gas Energy and the Environment in Pahlavi Iran, 1960–1979

Movahedi-Lankarani

2022

Int. J. Middle East Stud.

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In the 1960s and 1970s, Iranian officials embraced natural gas as a new energy source for their rapidly industrializing society, seeing it as a readily available substitute for the lucrative oil products their country's citizens were consuming in increasing amounts. Reacting to the growing concentrations of smoke and haze in cities, and unable to alter the mountainous terrain and semiarid climate that intensified them, gas seemingly promised to be a technical savior upon which to build an Iran as environmentally sound as it was prosperous, technologically sophisticated, and energy hungry. Pahlavi-era developmental choices were shaped by officials’ concern for deteriorating environmental conditions, the natural factors that compounded the issue, and the interests of private industry. Using archival and published materials collected in Iran, this article focuses on urban air pollution and the fitful efforts to mitigate it through the conversion of industrial facilities to gas.

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The Impacts of Establishing Pilot National Parks on Local Residents’ Livelihoods and Their Coping Strategies in China: A Case Study of Qilianshan National Park

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National Parks are a category of protected areas that emphasizes the sustainable use of park resources. China is a latecomer regarding the establishment of a national park system. In 2013, the Chinese administrative authorities announced the establishment of its own national park system to better protect the country’s natural heritage and the integrity of its large ecosystems. Since 2015, ten pilot national parks have been designated to explore a pathway to implement the national park system better. Local communities are among the most critical stakeholders in establishing and managing a national park. Park management wouldn’t be successful without the local residents’ support and active involvement. Since national parks are positioned in China as protected areas with the highest priority to nature protection, their impacts on the local people, either inhabiting the park or living nearby, are unprecedented in the country. The park–people relationship is not a new topic in national park research; however, in the context of China’s social, economic, and political framework, very little is known about the livelihood impacts of establishing a national park on the local residents and what strategies those residents should adapt to cope. In this study, the authors attempt to reveal the livelihood impacts of the national park creation in China on the local residents and their adaptation approaches by taking northwestern China’s Qilianshan National Park (QNP) as a case. The study results indicate that the establishment of QNP and its policies have significantly impacted the livelihoods of the local residents. The more they rely on the park resources, the greater the magnitude of the effect has been, whether they reside inside or outside the park. Overall, the negative livelihood impacts exceed the positive ones at present. Still, most of the local residents wish to sustain their current livelihoods if the park’s impacts can be made more manageable for them. Rarely do the local residents try to find alternative livelihoods unless they absolutely cannot overcome the negative impacts caused by the park’s policies.

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National Parks in Iran and the Evolution of People-Park Relationships

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

Ethnic, National and Identity Demands in Iran on the Axis of Justice and Development: A Grounded Theory Method Study among Five Major Ethnic Groups

Ethnic, National and Identity Demands in Iran on the Axis of Justice and Development: A Grounded Theory Method Study among Five Major Ethnic Groups

A Ghoul at the Gates: Natural Gas Energy and the Environment in Pahlavi Iran, 1960–1979

The Impacts of Establishing Pilot National Parks on Local Residents’ Livelihoods and Their Coping Strategies in China: A Case Study of Qilianshan National Park

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